Emerging Needs: COVID-19 Response and Future Mitigation

In order to be eligible for SVIP, an applicant must be a nontraditional Government contractor. This means “…an entity that is not currently performing and has not performed, for at least the one-year period preceding the selection of sources” by the Government “…any contract or subcontract for the Department of Homeland Security that is subject to full coverage under the cost accounting standards pursuant to” 41 U.S.C. 1502. In addition, the applicant must fall within the additional eligibility requirements
stated below.

• When applying for Phase 1, applicants must have fewer than 200 employees or full-time equivalents (FTE)s. Calculations for FTEs must take into account and include affiliated businesses, such as parent companies and subsidiaries, that are either in or outside of the USA.
• When applying for a Phase 1, applicants must not have been a party to any Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) based contracts (to include Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR)) and/or Federally awarded grants or cooperative agreements with a combined total of more than $1,000,000 in the past 12 months from date of application, whether as a prime contractor or subcontractor;
• When applying to Technical Calls under this OTS, applicants must have a Dun & Bradstreet (DUNS) number, which they can register for at www.DNB.com